BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The average Southern Baptist church is likely an older, small Southern church. If you want to find a growing congregation, however, you might need to look for a new, larger church — or even one in the Northeast... read more

Florida Baptist Disaster Relief responding to Hurricane Melissa devastation By Florida Baptist Convention Staff JAMAICA — As Hurricane Melissa unleashed its fury on multiple Caribbean islands over the past several days, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief (FLDR) was gearing up to respond... read more

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — Southern Baptists will join the global community Nov. 2 lifting up the estimated 380 million Christians who endure danger because of their faith. Recognized globally as the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, the Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on the Southern Baptist Convention calendar aligns Southern Baptists in a worldwide prayer call on behalf of Christians who suffer evils including criminalization of worship and evangelism, as well as unjust imprisonment, torture and mass murders... read more

MADISON, Miss. (BP) — Chip and Reid Stevens were driving back to the afternoon session of the Mississippi Baptist Convention’s annual meeting on Oct. 28 when they were asked about the Cooperative Program (CP)... read more